Evangeline and Other Poems (Dover Thrift Editions)
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (933 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0486282554 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2018-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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He was also chosen a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences . About the Author Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in 1807 in Portland, Maine, and he became a professor of modern languages at Harvard. One of the first poets to take the landscape and stories of North America as his subjects, Longfellow became immensely popular all over the world, and he was the first American commemorated in the Poet's Corner of Westminster Abbey. His most famous narrative poems include "The Song of Hiawatha, Paul Revere's Ride", "The Village Blacksmith," "The Wreck of the Hesperus." From his friend Nathaniel Hawthorne, Longfellow got a brief outline of a story from which he composed one of his most favorite poems, "Evangeline." The original story had Evangeline wandering about New England in search of her bridegroom. He was given honorary degrees at the great universities of Oxford and Cambridge, invited to Windsor by Queen V
This book contains the complete Evangeline and a number of other widely admired Longfellow poems.Included are the memorable "The Skeleton in Armor," "The Arsenal at Springfield," "Mezzo Cammin," and "Aftermath." Here, too, is Divina Commedia, the six sonnets on Dante that are among the poet's finest works. Certainly its poignant romance touched many hearts and stirred deepening interest in the Maine-born Harvard educator who, in his lifetime, would become America's most famous poet. All have been reprinted from an authoritative edition of Longfellow's poems.. It has been said that a copy of Longfellow's narrative poem Evangeline could be found in every literate household in America in the nineteenth century
"Evangeline" according to GKW. Beautiful poetry in a small book easy to put in pocket or purse. Evangeline is a story in poetry that is unforgettable.
He was also chosen a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences . Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was born in 1807 in Portland, Maine, and he became a professor of modern languages at Harvard. He was given honorary degrees at the great universities of Oxford and Cambridge, invited to Windsor by Queen Victoria, and called by request upon the Prince of Wa